Chapter 431 Is she a big sister with very long legs?
"Thank you for your hard work during this time, Higashino-kun."
Hotel suite, in the living room.
Tokugawa Ritora, who was re-appointed as the leader of the third investigation team, wore a navy blue windbreaker with an open collar and a black textile lining. His unshaven look looked even more exhausted than Higashinohara who had returned from the hell world.
and haggard.
Higashinohara stared at the middle-aged man sitting across from him who had just climbed back from the life-and-death line in Hokkaido and plunged headlong into the quagmire of Wano without hesitation.
Higashinohara believed that he could not do this for the country of Wano, but this did not affect his respect for this middle-aged man who cared about his country. He also said in a very humble tone, "Where. Leader Tokugawa entrusted me with
I have sent out all the letters, it’s just the effect.”
"Not ideal, right?"
Tokugawa Ritora shook his head with a wry smile, and said in a helpless tone, "It's not your fault. Everyone is pushing against the wall. No one wants to get involved in the hot potato of Wano Country at this time."
When he said this, there was a hint of fatigue in his majestic and resolute eyebrows.
Apparently, when he and Interim Prime Minister Nobuo Kobayashi arrived at the Meji Mansion in the United Tagos Republic, they also visited the residences of dignitaries, politicians and congressmen.
The effect is also unsatisfactory.
After pondering for a moment, Higashinohara stared at the tired face of the middle-aged man with short chestnut hair now mixed with a hint of gray.
Thinking of the help the other party had given to Miria Nishimaru and his aunt Clodia Osele during this period, he still said, "If necessary, I am willing to provide some help within my ability."
The face of the young man in front of him, who is seventeen or eighteen years old, standing in the afternoon sunlight projected from the window of the living room, smiling gently and sincerely, makes people feel like taking a breath of spring breeze.
If a young man of seventeen or eighteen years old had said such words at a time when the country was at stake, Tokugawa Ritora might not have taken it to heart at all.
I just feel that it is the passion of a young man.
But Tokugawa Ritora knew that the young man in front of him was different.
He has no passion.
He will only cut open the enemy's chest,
Let the enemy shed his blood.
However,
Family and national affairs,
After all, it's not about fighting and killing.
Even if this young man with gentle eyebrows used some unknown identity to kill those adjudicators who made ordinary people fear them like tigers.
But those tiger-like judges,
What does it mean to the gigantic world government and the Nine Great Families with thousands of years of existence in the clouds?
He's just a dog that will bite if you throw in a bone.
Can kill dogs.
Could he still kill his master?
On matters of home and country,
Blind killing will never solve the problem.
Sighing, Tokugawa Ritora shook his head, "Higashino-kun is interested, but currently our Prime Minister is still working hard to promote cooperation with politicians and members of the Umeji Prefecture. There is still a month until the World Conference. I hope that by then
Things may take a turn for the better.”
Obviously, compared to Higashinohara's help, Tokugawa Ritora still prefers temporary agreements concluded between countries, even if these agreements themselves are not so solid.
Transfer?
Higashinohara was just being polite, and for the time being, he had no good way to help Tokugawa Ritora and interim Prime Minister Nobuo Kobayashi, who had arrived in the United Tagos Republic ahead of schedule.
They couldn't tell which dignitary's mansion they were going to visit tomorrow. He would sneak in tonight and put a sharp knife to his neck to force him to agree.
"Haha, Higashikata-kun, don't worry too much."
Tokugawa Ritora forced a smile, then changed the subject and said, "Speaking of it, you have been away from Wano Country for some time. Miria-chan has always missed you. This time I heard that I am going to the United States of Tagos for a business trip.
, let me take her with me no matter what, haha, there is really nothing we can do about her."
When talking about this topic, the tired look on Tokugawa Ritora's face dissipated a little, revealing a doting smile.
For most of his life, he traveled between Kyoto and Neo-Tokyo in his early years and founded the Third Investigation Team, which was at the same level as the Metropolitan Police Department. Later, he was only responsible to successive Prime Ministers.
It can be said that I have spent most of my life on this. After my wife passed away, I never took it again. She is nearly fifty years old and has no heirs.
Perhaps it is precisely because of this,
For Nishimaru Miria, a well-behaved and lovely adopted daughter, he loved her from the bottom of his heart, so much so that he felt a bit like "love the house and the bird" towards Higashinohara.
Otherwise, someone else in authority who specializes in managing domestic ability users would learn by chance that such an "extremely dangerous ability user" has appeared in the country.
Then I'm afraid that even if Higashinohara's identity is not exposed to the Adjudication Division, he will still be racking his brains to think of how to squeeze out the other party's potential and use it for government departments.
It's not like Tokugawa Ritora, who was cautious even in conversations, for fear of exposing Higashinohara's identity and causing unnecessary trouble for him.
But then again,
For Higashinohara, if it weren't for Nishimaru Miria's reasons.
It is estimated that Tokugawa Ritora died in the Hokkaido naval battle long ago due to the conspiracy and calculations of the previous foreign minister, and there was no chance to learn Higashinohara's identity.
Perhaps, this is the cause and effect.
The two chatted for a while, and Tokugawa Ritora left the living room of the hotel suite with a smile, walked to the door and picked up a hat - he and the interim Prime Minister had other schedules in Meiji Mansion today.
At the same time, this also gave Higashinohara and Nishimaru Miri, who had previously avoided their conversation in the bedroom, a space for private communication.
Before leaving the house, Tokugawa Ritora seemed to have remembered something. He turned to Higashinohara with a smile and said, "By the way, I have already asked for leave for Higashino-kun at Stafford Private Sword Academy. I have been busy these days."
Stay with me and Mi-ri-chan all the time, and there will be a car to take you back when you go back to the academy in the evening."
Higashinohara was stunned for a moment and then came to his senses. No wonder he received a message from Tokugawa Ritora after secretly leaving White Swan Port, telling him not to return to school yet.
With Tokugawa Ritora's endorsement, everyone who is an exchange student in Wano Country will not have any doubts about his itinerary these days, which saves him a lot of trouble.
"Thank you very much."
"You are welcome."
After Tokugawa Ritora finished speaking, he pointed at the door of Nishimaru Miria's room, shook his head with a wry smile, made a soft cry, then put on his hat and turned around to leave the hotel suite.
as expected.
As soon as his front foot left,
After hearing the closing sound, Nishimaru Miria opened the door and walked out. She opened her head and glanced at the door.
He pouted dissatisfiedly and said,
"Did dad go out again? Really, he drinks so much every time he comes back at night."
It is probably inevitable that Tokugawa Ritora and Kobayashi Nobuo would visit the houses of those powerful members of parliament for banquets and ask for help and drinks.
When encountering some congressmen with bad personalities, they may even deliberately drink alcohol. Nishimaru Miria has had some not-so-good memories and is very sensitive to "alcohol".
But today is different.
Turning her head, Nishimaru Miria saw Higashinohara standing in the sun, her little face suddenly showed sweet dimples.
Obviously the separation was not too long, but at this moment when we saw each other again, there was a strong feeling of longing and dependence in my heart.
Miria Nishimaru trotted out quickly, as if she wanted to give Higashinohara a hug - she just opened the door for Higashinohara, and in the living room behind was Tokugawa Ritora, and the little girl couldn't help but feel a little reluctant to let go.
There is no one else at the moment,
You no longer have to worry about anything.
Running closer, the little guy circled Higashinohara twice like a puppy. After making sure that none of his arms or legs were broken or seriously injured, a smile suddenly appeared on his little face and he came up to hug Higashinohara as before.
arm.
Unexpectedly and without warning,
Higashinohara discovered that Nishimaru Miria's smiling face suddenly lost her smile visibly.
The corners of his mouth couldn't help but twitch slightly.
Doubts arose in my heart.
How come this little girl has learned to "change her face"?
However, Nishimaru Miria held the corner of her clothes with her small hands, lowered her head slightly and stood in front of Higashinohara, looking down at the toes of her shoes and saying, "Brother, do you have a girlfriend?"
"ah?"
Higashinohara was stunned for a moment.
He immediately realized that even though Nishimaru Miria was still in Wano Country during the battle at White Swan Port a week ago.
But the footage captured by the Beijing TV station went viral on the Internet, showing the unparalleled double-blade waltz between Higashinohara and Dorothy Alita versus the demon sword Puso Wiseman.
The charm and intimacy contained in it could not be hidden from the eyes of Nishimaru Miria, who was familiar with him.
And at that moment,
In the country of Wano on the east coast of the Cross Continent, Nishimaru Miria and her aunt Coladia, who had cut some fruit and brought it over after the meal, sat on the tatami and watched the live news.
When this scene was inserted, the aunt Coladia, who did not know Higashinohara's other identity, was fine, but Nishimaru Miria was completely confused.
Now I finally get to see Higashinohara,
After the huge joy surged through her little heart, now she only wanted to make sure of this.
Higashinohara looked at Nishimaru Miria's wide-eyed pupils, which were as pure as black gems. Although he was caught off guard by this question?
But there was no secret between him and Nishimaru Miria so far, so he smiled and nodded calmly and said,
"Not really."
These words were like a thunderbolt from the blue, Nishimaru Miria's body was as numb as a thought flashed across her mind.
It turns out that all these speculations were true.
It is said that an elder brother is like a father and a father's love is like a mountain, so now the little girl's world is like a mountain falling apart!
In her little heart, Nishimaru Miria felt an awkward feeling of being a "stepmother descended from the sky". In addition, there was also an indescribable loss deep in her heart.
Nishimaru Miria, whose face seemed a little pale, blinked her big black and white eyes, stared at Higashinohara's cheek and asked.
"is that
Is it the big sister with long legs?"
A big sister with long legs?
There are many women with long legs in this world.
But at this moment, Nishimaru Miria's words had just left her mouth, and the first thing that flashed in Higashinohara's mind was Dorothy Alita's long legs that shocked him that night.
After coming back to his senses, Higashinohara nodded Nishimaru Miria's head in a funny way, shook his head and said,
"How can you describe someone else like this? Her name is Dorothy. If there is a chance in the future, I will introduce you to her."
Dorothy.
Is it so intimate even if the last name is omitted from the title?
Nishimaru Miria thought with some disappointment.
Higashinohara saw Nishimaru Miria's depressed mood, and couldn't help but look at her with amusement and said,
"Why are you so unhappy? Don't worry, even if you have a girlfriend, you will always be my sister."
These words did not seem to comfort Nishimaru Miria.
The little girl lowered her head and remained silent for a while. Then she suddenly twitched her small nose. She raised her head and stared at Higashinohara with her big black and white eyes and asked aimlessly, "Brother, what do you think of my aunt?"
ah?
Aunt?
The two looked at each other for a moment.
Higashinohara finally reacted, and immediately knocked Nishimaru Miria on the head angrily, "What nonsense are you talking about? How old is Ms. Clodia?"
"More than 20 years old."
Nishimaru Miria covered her little head and said dissatisfied.
Higashinohara was a little stunned.
Only then did he remember that his aunt Clodia Osele, who was busy as a housewife in New Tokyo and took care of him and Miria Nishimaru's daily life, was actually the youngest sister of Miria Nishimaru's mother, and was older than her mother.
Much smaller.
Nishimaru Miria still raised her head and stared at Higashinohara with her big black jewel-like eyes, and asked again, "Brother, what do you think of my aunt?"
Higashinohara was a little troubled by the persistence shown occasionally by the little girl in front of him. He couldn't help but shook his head and said, "Of course Miss Coladia is very good, but she is your aunt, and she is also considered an elder to me. She is still young.
Bigger than me."
Before he finished speaking, Nishimaru Miria interrupted him with a murmur, "But Miss Dorothy is also older than you. Big brother likes the older type. Then why can't my aunt do the same?"
Dong Yeyuan was immediately suffocated.
Year-old type?
This is all a mess.
I haven’t seen you for a while. What did this little girl learn at Takehara Minami Academy?
Is it because you were exposed to high school life in advance?
shook his head,
Higashinohara was about to say something.
Unexpectedly, Nishimaru Miria put her finger on her chin, pondered for a moment, and then suddenly asked herself, "I know, is it because my aunt's legs are not as long as those of Dorothy?"
"." Higashinohara.
Nicole is such a little genius.
Is Higashinohara completely speechless?
I didn't expect that a warm reunion after a long absence, which actually wasn't a long time, would turn out like this.
The little girl Nishimaru Miria was originally precocious and introverted due to family reasons. Now that she has met Higashinohara and Tokugawa Ritora, and because of her personal talent, she has been exposed to high school life early, she seems to have become more and more eccentric.
It was rare for Nishimaru Miria to see Higashinohara's speechless look, and couldn't help but burst into laughter.
She quickly rubbed her little head against Higashinohara's palm like a puppy before, and said obediently and flatteringly, "Okay, okay, I won't talk nonsense, big brother, don't be angry."
The atmosphere is back on track.
Higashinohara couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief. He really had nothing to do with this little girl, but he said with a stern face, "Don't talk nonsense in front of Miss Clodia when you return to Wano Country."
Nishimaru Miria puffed up her mouth and muttered, "But my aunt has taken care of us for so long, is also very good to my elder brother, and the age gap is not big. I think you are really..."
"Still talking nonsense!"
"Ah! I'm sorry!"
"."
After a little noise, the life that had not been seen for a long time suddenly disappeared without a trace.
The rest of the afternoon,
Higashinohara basically sat on the sofa and was pestered by Nishimaru Miri asking questions about what he encountered in the hell world.
Higashinohara gave a general introduction,
I skipped what I couldn’t say.
But Miria Nishimaru didn't seem to care too much about this. She mainly talked about the details of Higashinohara and Dorothy Alita's first acquaintance.
This is even harder to describe one by one.
Higashinohara could only cough twice, and this time he only said what he could.
Stop when you click,
It won't be good if you say too much.
But after hearing that the two of them were being hunted by the Nine Families and the Adjudication Division, Nishimaru Miria imagined a poignant picture of being on the run and was still feeling satisfied. Her little face with squinted eyes was full of envy.
The afternoon passed like this.
In the evening, there was a knock on the door of the hotel suite. The person who came was the driver arranged by Tokugawa Ritora in advance. He was responsible for returning Higashinohara to school and reporting to the exchange student leader, Natsuki Kikuchi.
Higashinohara said goodbye to Nishimaru Miria who was reluctant to leave, and promised to see him again tomorrow before leaving the hotel, going downstairs, and getting in the car.
on city roads,
In a car driving slowly.
The driver was a young man new to the Third Investigation Team. Looking through the rearview mirror, he was a little surprised that his task was to pick up an ordinary high school student who was a few years younger than him.
Thinking that Team Leader Tokugawa was quite solemn when he handed over the tasks to him, as if he was dealing with some big shot, he felt even more puzzled.
But when I remembered the happy conversation I had with Nishimaru Miri when I just left, I just thought that the other party was a friend of Miss Nishimaru, the apple of the Tokugawa team. At the same time, I also felt a little envious in my heart. She is fair and handsome these days, which means she is popular.
car back seat,
Although Higashinohara noticed the driver's gaze, he didn't take it seriously. However, as he looked at the passing scenery outside the window, his brows suddenly frowned slightly.
at the same time,
In the city car radio in the car,
A confident male announcer shouted in a tone full of surprise:
"Two billion!!!"
"The World Government announced that it will accept anonymous donations from social justice people! The Empress of the Third Judgment, who has offered a reward of two billion for rebellion and defection to the enemy! Oh my God! Did we hear that right?!"
